These last words therefore show the reason of the happiness of one sort of men, and the unhappiness of the other; and prove and confirm the same: the Lord knows, approves of, loves, and delights in the one; he does not approve of and delight in the other. Psalms 8:6 - "Thou hast put all things under his feet" (Hebrews 2:6-10) Psalms 41:9 - "Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me." Who can know it?’, speaking finally of those who have not trusted in YHWH. (Berthier) --- God will reward or punish (Worthington) all according to their deserts. BOOK IV (Psalms 90–106) Psalm 90 God’s Eternity and Human Frailty . None of their plans shall prosper in regard to religion: none of their hopes shall be fulfilled. It’ll be no more some day. And He knows their way. For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous — As he searcheth the reins and the heart, and perfectly knows all his people, so he approves, loves, and delights in them, and in their conduct and conversation, and therefore will recompense them; but the way of the ungodly shall perish — All their designs and courses shall come to nothing, and they shall perish with them. The guilty also have a road or path or lifestyle. (6) Knowethâi.e., recogniseth with discriminative discernment and appreciation. There is only one road which leads to heaven: but these men, having sown in the flesh, must reap corruption, Galatians vi. Psalms 23:1-6 ESV Easy-Print Commentary. And do thou, blessed Lord, grant us faith to know, and to consider ourselves as perfectly secured in thee. in all generations. For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish. (Comp. God know His people, however hidden from man's observation (Psalms 83:3), and marks them out for special honour (Genesis 18:17-19). Yet, this is the one quality which is of single importance. The very "way" of the ungodly shall perish. Psalms 23:1-6 KJV Easy-Print Large Print Commentary But the way of the ungodly shall perish] Their practices and persons shall perish together, be done away, be lost for ever. b. Do not rebuke me in Your anger: We don’t know what the occasion of this song was, but because of his sin David sensed he was under the rebukeof God. Ver. Psalms 1:6 For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish. So Shakespeare, As You Like It: âI know you are my eldest brother, and in the gentle condition of blood you should so know me.â). But, at the hour of death, each will receive a final retribution. 2 Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. Why? Therefore, he called out to God to lighten the chastisement. note on “foreknow,” Romans 8:29. And thou art made of God to us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption. God knows the ungodly, and shall judge them accordingly (Isaiah 3:10-11). Instead, therefore, of allowing ourselves to be deceived with their imaginary felicity, let us, in circumstances of distress, have ever before our eyes the providence of God, to whom it belongs to settle the affairs of the world, and to bring order out of confusion. Way ... way - not used in different senses, but in the same: the portion or lot (Psalms 37:5; Psalms 37:18; Psalms 37:23) which results from the course of the unrighteous and ungodly respectively. Temporal advantages have been dealt out to the wicked for the small and transitory acts of virtue, the afflictions of this world have served to purify the elect from venial faults. This, as the former, is a psalm for families. ‘For YHWH knows the way of the righteous. [Note: See Charles R. Swindoll, Living Beyond the Daily Grind, Book I, pp3-15. And in their case, God isn’t familiar with it. in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the way * of sinners,. 1-6). веÑÑно ÑолÑко Ñвоим ÑмеÑдением. 3 HERR, sei mir gnädig, denn ich bin schwach; heile mich, HERR, denn meine Gebeine sind erschrocken 4 und meine Seele ist sehr erschrocken. So, that’s the structure. Some friends of mine planted two trees of the same kind and age. For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous â, but the way of the ungodly shall perish â, For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. Book 1 (Psalms 1 - 41) » Psalms 1-41 in one file [or download in RTF format] Psalm 1: The Two Ways … It is the ultimate issue of the two ways and the two characters which is the point aimed at and reached. When used of persons it generally signifies, It denotes, not annihilation, but the destruction of things as to their uses and ends, and of men as to, their plans, expectations, and enjoyments. 34., &c. (Calmet) --- In this world, things seem to be in a sort of confusion, as the wicked prosper. Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. Knoweth, with approbation. The metaphor is illustrated by Job 6:18, where an unjust course is compared to a stream that suddenly dries up and disappears. [Note: Brueggemann, pp38-39.]. Psalm 17 Psalm 19 Psalm 18:1-6 New International Version (NIV) Psalm 18 For the director of music. 3 He shall be like a tree. Compare Nahum 1:7. —Psalm 1:3. Shall perish—What is predicated of the way here applies to the ungodly. (1) What the righteous man does not do. Or. Thou art the Lord, our righteousness! He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. Free Bible commentary on the Book of Psalms in Easy English - written by Gordon Churchyard for MissionAssist. "Knows" (lit.) Commentaries on Psalms 90:1-6: Calvin | Matthew Henry | Jamiesson, Fausset, Brown. For this whole psalm compare Jeremiah 17:7-8 where he speaks of those who ‘trust in YHWH’ in similar terms. Hail, then, thou Holy One of God! God accurately discriminates between the two classes, though man now confounds them. "He knoweth the way that I:take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold." note on, The Hebrew word “perish” is a strong word, occurring about one hundred and seventy times; about sixty times translated, but otherwise almost always as in this text. In all that he does, he prospers. (John 13:18) Psalms 45:6 - "Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever." May the Lord cleanse our hearts and our ways, that we may escape the doom of the ungodly, and enjoy the blessedness of the righteous! Because here is the root, everything else is the fruit, i.e., the result of one living close to God by living in His eternal, infallible, sure, true and tried Word. READER, let you and I, while reading this precious Psalm, in the very opening of the book, look at, and study, and meditate upon it, as an introductory subject, concerning the Lord Jesus, to what we shall meet with concerning him and his work, through the whole of the sacred contents of the Psalms, as Jesus is represented in them. Who walks not in the counsel of the 1 ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, b Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; 2 But c his delight is in the law of the Lord, d And in His law he 2 meditates day and night. The righteous are blessed and will prosper. Whatever they may enjoy along the way, and that is not certain, finally they will perish (compare Psalms 73:17). i. To suppose them both equal in the final issue is a flat contradiction of the whole psalm, the first word of which is. He said: 1 I love you, Lord, my strength. Human life is not mocked or trivialized. knoweth = approveth, or acknowledged. Exodus 2:25; Exodus 19:4; Romans 8:29-30). God’s knowledge of men and their ways is not merely intuitive, but approbative of the good and vindictive of the evil; εχει θεος εκδικον ομμα. These short commentaries are based on Level A EasyEnglish (about 1200 word vocabulary) by Gordon Churchyard. Psalm 1:1-6. 2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my thought from afar. Verse six presents a key to understanding Psalm 1: “For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.” In this psalm, the way of the righteous and the way of the ungodly are contrasted. 6 For Yahweh knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish. 3 You scrutinize my path and my lying down, And are intimately acquainted with all my ways. even from the streams of that river of life which cometh forth from the throne of God and the Lamb. (Haydock). The psalm is a regular part of Jewish, Catholic, Anglican, and Protestant liturgies. “For Yahweh knows (Hebrew: yada) the way of the righteous” (v. 6a). That is its one certainty. way of the wicked—All their plans will end in disappointment and ruin (Ps 37:13; 146:8; Pr 4:19). He sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, &c. — It is such a knowledge as I cannot comprehend, much less describe. 2. I cannot conceive, or even form any idea in what manner thou dost so perfectly know all things, especially things which have yet no being, and seem to depend on many casualties and uncertainties. Yes, thou dear Redeemer! And so, the implied idea is that the righteous won’t meet the fate of the wicked. ra—God's law. (Read Psalm 19:1-6) The heavens so declare the glory of God, and proclaim his wisdom, power, and goodness, that all ungodly men are left without excuse. Psalms 1:6 For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish. Psalm 1 6 Commentary: God Opposes the Wicked. The way of the ungodly shall perish.âThis is explained by Psalms 112:10, âthe desire of the wicked shall perish;â all his plans and ambitions shall come to nought. Psalm 1 Commentary: Verse-by-Verse Exposition "way" refers to the whole course of life including what motivates it, what it produces, and where it ends. Psalms 23:1-6 KJV Easy-Print Commentary. applied to the godly man, and the last word. Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause). The "way" refers to the whole course of life including what motivates it, what it produces, and where it ends. Matthew 7:23). The fundamental contrast of this psalm and all of Israel"s faith is a moral distinction between righteous and wicked, innocent and guilty, those who conform to God"s purpose and those who ignore those purposes and disrupt the order. [Note: See Charles R. Swindoll, Living Beyond the Daily Grind, Book I, pp3-15. In contrast – Psalm 1:6 – God is personally acquainted and familiar with the way of the righteous. YAHWEH KNOWS THE RIGHTEOUS. Nor chas… And from this we may also conclude that, as he is the certain avenger of wickedness, although, for a time, he may seem to take no notice of the ungodly, yet at length he will visit them with destruction. Psalm 128. The way of the ungodly shall perish; all their wicked designs and courses shall come to nothing, and they shall perish with them. To suppose them both equal in the final issue is a flat contradiction of the whole psalm, the first word of which is ashrey, blessed, applied to the godly man, and the last word, tobheyd, shall perish, applied to the ungodly, as in Psalms 112:1; Psalms 112:10. This psalm is a prayer, the substance of which David offered up to God when he was forced by Saul to take shelter in a cave, and which he afterwards penned in this form. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water. And while we thus look up to him in this holiness of character, let it be our delight and our joy to tell God our Father, what a perfection of beauty, glory, and holiness, was in him, who is our divine head. Human life is not mocked or trivialized. Let us, in that part of it which thus beautifully speaks of the perfection of our nature, never lose sight of Christ. Psalm 1:6, KJV: "For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish." … Give us to flourish in thee, and from thee, as the tree planted near the river's side? and on his law he meditates day and night. The righteous carves his name upon the rock, but the wicked writes his remembrance here, which shall never be fully reaped till he enters the enjoyments of eternity but as for the wicked, he ploughs the sea, and though there may seem to be a shining trail behind his keel, yet the waves shall pass over it, and the place that knew him shall know him no more for ever. Verba notitiae apud Hebracos secum trahunt affectum. (Job 23:10) "But the way of the ungodly shall perish." Read: Psalm 1:1-6. [1] (ESV) Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; A. There may be times when we believe we are chastened by God’s hand when really, we suffer trouble brought upon ourselves. Nevertheless, there are certainly times when the LORD does chastenHis children. The character and condition, and the present and future destiny, of the pious and the wicked are described and contrasted, teaching that true piety is the source of ultimate happiness, and sin of misery. (Haydock) --- To some he will thunder out, I never knew you; while others shall hear, Come, &c., Matthew xxv. A Prayer of Moses, the man of God. The Hebrew words are as opposite as heaven and hell. God knows the righteous by name, Exodus 33:17, knows them for his own, looks upon them and their whole course with singular delight and complacency; they are his Hephzibah, Isaiah 62:4, the dearly beloved of his soul, Jeremiah 12:7. The metaphor is illustrated by Job 6:18, where an unjust course is compared to a stream that suddenly dries up and disappears. How it is lived is decisive." Effect latent in first clause: cause latent in second clause. Matthew Henry :: Commentary on Psalms 142 ← Back to Matthew Henry's Bio & Resources. He is constantly looking on their way, and though it may be often in mist and darkness, yet the Lord knoweth it. Psalm 18 Psalm 20 Psalm 19:1-6 New International Version (NIV) Psalm 19 For the director of music. The fundamental contrast of this psalm and all of Israel"s faith is a moral distinction between righteous and wicked, innocent and guilty, those who conform to God"s purpose and those who ignore those purposes and disrupt the order. Moreover, as things appear to be here driven about at the mercy of chance, and as it is not easy for us, in the midst of the prevailing confusion, to acknowledge the truth of what the Psalmist had said, he therefore presents to our consideration the grand principle, that God is the Judge of the world. Or, as the Hebrew hath it yet more fully, "The Lord is knowing the way of the righteous." If it be in the clouds and tempest of affliction, he understandeth it. For do I not know that thy righteousness is for thy people? but the way of the ungodly shall perish; for his way is a wicked way, the way of sinners, Psalm 1:1; it leads to destruction and death, and all that walk in it shall perish; for if is a way the Lord knows not, does not approve of, he abhors it; wherefore the man that continues in it will be unhappy, wretched, and miserable to all eternity. See Psalms 37:18; Psalms 142:4, Nahum 1:7, Proverbs 2:8, with the notes there. Here is, I. PSALM 1 * True Happiness in God’s Law I. Here, the Psalmist is making an eschatological statement that even in the midst of powerful opposition, God will rule and prevail over that which is unjust in both the short-term as well as the long-term (v. 3-4). 2. ], "It [this psalm] announces that the primary agenda for Israel"s worship life is obedience, to order and conduct all of life in accordance with God"s purpose and ordering of the creation. If it exist in remembrance, it shall be in the remembrance of the bad; for the Lord will cause the name of the wicked to rot, to become a stench in the nostrils of the good, and to be only known to the wicked themselves by its putridity. . Psalm 138 Psalm 140 Psalm 139:1-6 New American Standard Bible (NASB) God’s Omnipresence and Omniscience. Psalm 1 is the first psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in the English King James Version: "Blessed is the man".The Book of Psalms is part of the third section of the Hebrew Bible, and a book of the Christian Old Testament.In Latin, this psalm is known as Beatus vir or Beatus vir, qui non abiit.. ], "It [this psalm] announces that the primary agenda for Israel"s worship life is obedience, to order and conduct all of life in accordance with God"s purpose and ordering of the creation. And therefore it will be destroyed. But again we’re confronted with another contrast. 1. because the Lord knoweth them not; unless it be for black sheep, as we say, or rather for reprobate goats, Matthew 25:32-46 Hence their souls are flung out, as out of the middle of a sling, when the souls of the saints are bound up in the bundle of life, with the Lord their God, 1 Samuel 25:29. King James Version. The ungodly are not so, ver. Psalm 139:6. Psalm 1:6 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Psalm 1:6, NIV: "For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction." 3 They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. or "watches over" (NIV) is the antithesis of "perish" (cf. Granting this, it follows that it cannot but be well with the upright and the just, while, on the other hand, the most terrible destruction must impend over the ungodly. This emphasis is borne out throughout Scripture (cf. Psalm 1:6, ESV: "for the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish." And as Jesus is the way, and the truth, and the life; so in Jesus the Lord approveth of all that are in Him; and not only approveth and accepteth them in Jesus, but while the way of seducers waxeth worse and worse, the way of every poor justified believer in the Lord Jesus is known and approved by him, and all such are accepted in the beloved. It’s against him. And why? 139 O Lord, You have searched me and known me. For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous] Or, acknowledgeth, approveth, administereth, and ordereth all things to their eternal salvation; as may appear by the opposition, wherein there is a rhetorical aposiopesis. Psalm 6 Lutherbibel 2017 Bußgebet in Anfechtung (Der erste Bußpsalm) 1 Ein Psalm Davids, vorzusingen, beim Saitenspiel auf acht Saiten. Psalms 1:6. Psalm 139:1-6. And in thy holiness, all thy people are accounted holy before God, because our God and Father hath an eye to thee as our glorious head, and beholds thy saints complete in thee. A psalm of David. Return to our Psalm 1 Commentary. Not only will the godly way prove the only adequate one then, but it also yields a truly beneficial existence now. At the same time, we must maintain it as a general truth, that the ungodly are devoted to misery; for their own consciences condemn them for their wickedness; and, as often as they are summoned to give an account of their life, their sleep is broken, and they perceive that they were merely dreaming when they imagined themselves to be happy, without looking inward to the true state of their hearts. Drinking Deeply from the Psalms Commentary and hymns for a six-part preaching series on the Psalms.1 This worship and preaching series on the Psalms is meant to move through six psalms in a manner that reflects how believers actually experience the life of faith. The wicked and their ways will perish. John Trapp Complete Commentary. 6.The Lord knoweth—Recognises its excellent nature and worthiness of approval and reward. Their course, in fact, tends to destruction. 6. His providence (which is the carrying on of his decree) is that helm which turns about the whole ship of the universe with singular skill and justice. Psalms 23:1-6 (2017) [NEW SERIES] English Standard Version. 4; they are led by the counsel of the wicked, in the way of sinners, to the seat of the scornful; they have no delight in the law of God; they bring forth no fruit but what is evil. 1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. He doesn’t approve of it. A Psalm of David. Verses 5 and 6 make clear that any strength the Psalmist will have does not reside in self, but in God. A. God knows the way of both by His omniscience: that of the righteous with approving favour (Psalms 101:6; John 10:14; 2 Timothy 2:19): the result, therefore, must be, as He governs and judges righteously, that blessing must attend the righteous, and destruction the wicked, whatever appearances there now may be to the contrary. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament, The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous -, But the way of the ungodly shall perish -, For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous, Recognises its excellent nature and worthiness of approval and reward. Of David the servant of the Lord. The Hebrew word “perish” is a strong word, occurring about one hundred and seventy times; about sixty times translated destroy, a few times lost, but otherwise almost always as in this text. Psalms 31:7; Psalms 144:3; Exodus 2:25; also John 10:14. For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous — As he searcheth the reins and the heart, and perfectly knows all his people, so he approves, loves, and delights in them, and in their conduct and conversation, and therefore will recompense them; but the way of the ungodly shall perish — All their designs and courses shall come to nothing, and they shall perish with them. Their way is the way of death (Proverbs 14:12). Commentary on Psalm 1:4-6 (Read Psalm 1:4-6) The ungodly are the reverse of the righteous, both in character and condition. He approveth, loveth, and delighteth in them, and in the course of their lives, and therefore will recompense them; or, he careth for and directeth their actions to a blessed issue. Lord, you have been our dwelling place . The character and condition, and the present and future destiny, of the pious and the wicked are described and contrasted, teaching that true piety is the source of ultimate happiness, and sin of misery. The series loosely follows Walter Brueggemann’s typology that in life we … Continue reading "Commentary on Psalm 1:1-6" a. He numbereth the hairs of our head; he wilt not Suffer any evil to befall us. It will perish. The righteous are like useful, fruitful trees: the ungodly are like the chaff which the … Even in this world the prosperity of the ungodly begins to pass away as often as God manifests the tokens of his judgment; (for then, being awakened out of sleep, they are constrained to acknowledge, whether they will or no, that they have no part with the assembly of the righteous;) but because this is not accomplished always, nor with respect to all men, in the present state, we must patiently wait for the day of final revelation, in which Christ will separate the sheep from the goats. 45:6 - `` thy throne, O God, is for thy people Human Frailty the. You understand my thought from afar planted near the river 's side be like a tree by. 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